Maybe you’ve heard of something the Navy SEALs call “the 40% Rule”. It goes something like this: the moment that your brain tells you that you’ve had enough, you’re actually at only forty percent of your capacity. You’ve got sixty percent more to give to whatever endeavor that you’re doing. They apply this rule to all … [Read more…]
We’ve talked before in this blog about the obligation of the senior student in the martial arts. It boils down to making sure that we’re taking care of the newer, junior student. I think you’ll agree with me when I say that there are a lot of reasons to do that, but the main one is to … [Read more…]
A simple piece of advice (with a hidden warning). My teacher had a way of dispensing advice and recommendations so that even the simplest ones would end up like a Zen koan. You’d go home thinking about them, wondering and turning them over in your mind, never quite having the right answer or reply. They’d have you … [Read more…]
Sometimes people ask me how I’ve gone over 30 years in the martial arts. There are so many benefits of martial arts, from brain health to weight management, from better moods to less stress, but still people quit all the time. Is there some special attribute that you need to possess? Is it a skill, … [Read more…]